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Orson Welles
Director -
David Sharpe
Stunt Double -
Robert Wise
Assistant Director -
Harry Mancke
Assistant Director -
Jack MacKenzie
Additional Photography -
Helen Thurston
Stunt Double -
Mark Robson
Additional Editing -
Bernard Herrmann
Original Music Composer
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CinemaSerf 6/26/2022 6:09:43 AM
This is a actually quite a sad story; though given the wealth and opportunity offered the young "George" (Tim Holt) it might seem fatuous to say so. He is born into a family with money, status and privilege so, consequently, grows up into a young man with little, if any, appreciation of anything - all he wants to do is sail boats. As the plot develops, we see the return of "Eugene" (Joseph Cotton) the man his mother, now widowed, (Dolores Costello) really did love before a childish spat drove her into the arms of the dreary, but reliable, "Wilbur". "George" is determined to ensure that any rekindling of their erstwhile romance is well and truly throttled and so, broadly speaking, misery ensues for all concerned. That "George" is heading for a fall is writ large, and there is soon quite a queue of folks happy to oblige as his arrogance and thoughtlessness causes havoc to all - including himself. It is a gentle melodrama and it is largely devoid of any action, in the typical sense, but the characters do epitomise the wastrel, take-it-for-granted attitudes of the bored, wealthy, aspiring and just plain ignorant very well. Agnes Moorhead stands out as "Fanny", the spinster who tries to keep "George" from his own worst excesses, and Orson Welles resists the temptation to be too judgmental (or overbearing) with his narrative that gently guides us along, now and again.
Anne Baxter
Lucy MorganRay Collins
Jack AmbersonDel Lawrence
Citizen (uncredited)Orson Welles
Narrator (voice)Joseph Cotten
Eugene MorganGeorgia Backus
Matron (uncredited)Agnes Moorehead
Fanny MinaferDolores Costello
Isabel Amberson Minafer